User talk:Chris Roy
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Angela 03:39, Nov 8, 2003 (UTC)
Hi Chris. Welcome to Wikipedia. Just thought I'd say hi as our paths crossed for the first time at Honorary Citizen of the United States and I wanted to make sure you knew that I knew your edit was an honest (and unsurprising given the way the list is written) mistake and that I didn't think there was any malevent intent on your part... my Summary comment should've been a bit less brief and more welcoming. Hope you enjoy and contribute lots! Pete 23:09, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- I appreciate your (unneeded but not unwanted) response here. Your Summary comment was just fine! I look forward to meeting again, but hopefully in a pleasanter context. ;-) Chris Roy 23:57, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Hi :) Just thought it'd be cute to leave the misspelling on Wikipedia:Proverbs for the next to fix. Its not such a big deal.
And welcome to Wikipedia from me too :) Dysprosia 04:14, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Agreed :-). Chris Roy 04:17, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Trouble is, are we to keep "miscorrecting" the word, and continue the tradition? Chris Roy 04:19, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Don't know. Why not? :) Dysprosia 04:20, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
I'm all for it. :-) Chris Roy 04:23, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Or better yet, we introduce a different mistake each time. Bwahaha! Chris Roy 04:36, 6 Dec 2003 (UTC)
You've done some good work on H.P. Lovecraft for sure, and I sure think the article is quite nice :) Glad to hear you still have more to do for it! Sarge Baldy 23:56, Jan 3, 2004 (UTC)
Hi Chris. Just though I would say hello, since we both seem to have the same hobby: fixing WP misspellings. Keep up the good work!SpellBott 07:30, 6 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- Hi SpellBott! Wish I could operate as quickly as you. :-) Take care. Chris Roy 07:42, 6 Jan 2004 (UTC)
I don't know where you're from, but Webster recognizes "supercede." Certainly, you're welcome to make these changes unopposed but it might be a bit of a waste of time. I'd like to fix all instances of hyphens and double-hyphens to en-dashes, but that'd just take forever and perhaps more suited to a database query. Kent Wang 07:16, 15 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- You make a good point; the latest Merriam-Webster's Collegiate does indeed recognize "supercede" as a legitimate variant of "supersede". Note, however, that other prominent dictionaries do no such thing. See for example the Dictionary.com entry for "supersede", which uses as a source the latest American Heritage Dictionary. No mention is made therein of "supercede" because, until recently (when Merriam-Webster listed it as a variant), "supercede" and its variants have been considered widely to be misspellings. I hold this view. Of course, because "supercede" is thought correct by at least one major dictionary, you are right in saying that I am wrong to condemn "supercede", for my position is arbitrary.
- I share your predilection for emdashes. Strangely, though, there seems to be a growing preference, especially in the UK, toward using a single hyphen—spaced on both sides—instead of the usual emdashes or even improvised double-dashes. But this, as you say, is something best left to a machine, especially considering that the distinction isn't that important. :-) For me, the trouble lies in deciding whether to space the emdash on either side ( — ) or to leave it unspaced (—). Anyway, take care. Chris Roy 07:46, 15 Jan 2004 (UTC)